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Linux Distribution: Puppy
Url: http://www.goosee.com/puppy/
These are extraordinary goals, yet Puppy achieves them all. Obviously, some objectives have qualifications, for example, to load totally into RAM the PC must have either 128M RAM or failing that a swap partition. Also, the "will just work, no hassles" obj |
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| Linux Release Details: |
| Puppy Linux 2.11 is available now |
| Puppy version 2.11 is out. Puppy 2.10 was the first Puppy to use LZMA compression for the 'pup_210.sfs' Squashfs file (the file that has all of the applications). We found however that it doubled the start-up time for each application, not very noticeable on a modern fast CPU, however very much a problem on older hardware. Thus, for 2.11 we have gone back to the standard GZIP compression. Version 2.11 is basically an improved 2.10. Apart from reverting to GZIP compression, this release has various bug fixes. There is also an 'xorgdrvrs' ISO that includes the extra X.Org basic video drivers. |
About Puppy Linux 2.11
Version 2.11 is basically an improved 2.10. Apart from reverting to GZIP compression, this release has various bugfixes. As it is still essentially an enhanced-2.10, the same kernel version is used, 2.6.16.7, but without the LZMA support (it is exactly the same kernel as used in Puppy 2.02).
Important Notes
1.Smaller Abiword. The plugins have been removed from Abiword. You have basic wordprocessor functionality, however if you want extended capability, such as import/export ODF (Open Document Format) and online dictionary/thesuarus, please use the PupGet package manager (see Setup menu) to install the 'abiword_PLUGINS' package.
Note: Microsoft Word import/export support is built-in, not a plugin.
2.Smaller Gnumeric. The plugins have been removed from Gnumeric. You have basic spreadsheet functionality, however if you want extended capability, please use the PupGet package manager to install the 'gnumeric_PLUGINS' package.
Note: Microsoft Excel import/export is supported, no need for the extra plugins package (actually, it's one of the plugins, but I put it into the Gnumeric base package).
3.Smaller Xorg. Xorg, the X server program that runs the screen in graphics mode and supports a wide variety of input devices, has been cutdown somewhat. The base package now only has the generic 'vesa' (and i810) video driver, meaning that it will work on most video hardware but does not have acceleration features (that is, no support for hardware-specific speed improvement). This may be noticeable when playing videos or heavy-duty graphical games. The hardware-specific video-chip drivers may also offer higher screen refresh rates (thus reducing flicker). For most people the base Xorg package will be okay, however if you need extra speed or find the flicker noticeable, use the PupGet package manager to install the 'xorg_VIDEO_DRVRS' package.
For Download
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